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螵蛸

piāo xiāo

2-character word

What 螵蛸 means

1. ootheca, i.e. eggs in their capsule, of a praying mantis (used in TCM)
2. cuttlebone (abbr. for {海螵蛸|hǎi piāo xiāo})

The characters in 螵蛸

• 螵piāoused in 螵蛸
• 蛸shāooctopus; used in 蟏蛸

Words containing 螵蛸

• 海螵蛸hǎi piāo xiāocuttlebone (used in TCM)

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